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Raymond Bass, 87, Olympic Gymnast And Navy Admiral

Rear Adm. Raymond H. Bass, a World War II hero, Olympic gold medalist and gymnastics Hall of Fame member, died here on March 10. He was 87 and lived in Glendale.

Admiral Bass was also a business executive and real estate agent.

Admiral Bass was inducted into the U.S.A. Gymnastics Hall of Fame last year for his record-setting rope climb at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles: 6.7 seconds up an 8-meter rope. The event was never again held at an Olympics.

''Even up into my 50's,'' Admiral Bass said, ''they would call me out of the crowd without notice, drop a rope and make me climb it.''